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John Holmes

Holmes, John, Private, 22375, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Disembarked for service 9th December 1915
Born Matlock, Derbyshire
Enlisted Manchester, Lancashire
Killed in action 3rd July 1916 aged 25
Son of John and Ruth Holmes, of 1, Oak Rd., Matlock.
Buried in La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2, I, X, 19

1911 Census
An ironmonger's labourer
Son of John, an ironmonger's storekeeper, and Ruth Holmes, a hydropathic bath attendant, of 12, Richmond Terrace, Matlock, Derbyshire

(Photograph from the Derbyshire Courier, 15th July 1916)

Matlock
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Matlock, St. Giles' Church
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Matlock Bank
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